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Earthquake Quiz

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What scale is used to measure Earthquake Magnitude?

a)

Earthquake Meter

b)

Seismic Meter

c)

Earthquake Intensity Scale

d)

Richter Scale

2.

What is the point directly above the focus on the surface?

a)

Epicenter

b)

Hypocenter

c)

Fault line

d)

Magnitude

3.

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Epicenter

c)

Fault

d)

Plate

4.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph 
5.

The focus of an earthquake is

a)

The point (below Earth's surface) where rock breaks

b)

The closest seismic station

c)

The place where the greatest damage occurs

d)

A fault

6.

Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Depth of earthquake means...

a)

how far into the earth it occurs

b)

how big the earthquake was

c)

how much power was released by the earthquake

d)

where the earthquake occurred on the surface

8.

There are many earthquakes at the edges of SOME continents (like N/S America).

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

When force on rocks is great enough they break, producing vibrations called

a)

faults

b)

liquefaction

c)

earthquake

d)

tsunami

10.

Strong earthquakes can ruin tall buildings and destroy roads and houses.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The Richter Scale measures

a)

The amount of gas released

b)

The movement of plates

c)

The weight of tectonic plates

d)

The strength or magnitude of an earthquake

12.

The strongest earthquake will be a category _____.

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

20

13.

The further the seismic waves travel from the center, the ____________ they become.

a)

Stronger

b)

Weaker

14.

What is the difference between the epicenter and the focus?

a)

The epicenter is located on Earth's surface and the focus is on the fault line.

b)

The focus is located on Earth's surface and the epicenter is on the fault line.

15.

Which city is closest to the epicenter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

16.

What are earthquakes?

a)

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface

b)

Masses of earth sliding down cliffs or mountains

c)

A rotating column of air causing mass destruction

d)

A gigantic wave

17.

An earthquake is usually caused by a...

a)

landslide

b)

very large storm

c)

glacier

d)

movement along a fault

18.

____ are breaks or cracks in the rocks that make up Earth's crust.

a)

Landforms

b)

Faults

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Boundaries

19.

If you are outdoors during an earthquake you must keep away from...

a)

trees

b)

power lines

c)

any structure that might fall down

d)

All correct

20.

Most earthquakes happen along _________________. 

a)
coast
b)
faults
c)
desert
d)
directions
21.

Strong earthquakes can ruin tall buildings and destroy roads and houses.

a)

True

b)

False

22.
The epicenter of an earthquake is
a)
The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
b)
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
c)
The place where the greatest damage occurs
d)
The point on the surface directly above the focus
23.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
24.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph 
25.

The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...

a)

Epicenter

b)

Focus

c)

Underground

d)

Crust

26.
Which way do the waves generated by an earthquake travel?
a)
out in space
b)
outward in all directions
c)
towards the center of earth
d)
along the surface of earth
27.
What causes the most harm to people when there is a large earthquake?
a)
cracks and holes in the ground
b)
falling down and triping
c)
drowning
d)
fires and falling buildings
28.

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Epicenter

c)

Fault

d)

Plate

29.

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

a)

Epicenter

b)

Focus

c)

Fault

d)

Plate

30.

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

a)

Epicenter

b)

Fault

c)

Hypocenter

d)

Tremor

31.

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

a)

Aftershock

b)

Liquefaction

c)

Seismic Gap

d)

Tsunami

32.

The scale, which numbered 1-10, that measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake.

a)

pH scale

b)

Richter Scale

c)

Mercalli Scale

d)

Hardness Scale

33.

Where is the epicenter of this earthquake?

a)

Salt Lake

b)

Los Angeles

c)

San Francisco

d)

Portland